Population/Demographics

Vietnam’s population to peak around 2059 as ageing accelerates

Vietnam’s population is expected to grow for several decades before peaking around mid-century.

Japan govt to cut passport application fee by nearly half

Japan is amending its laws to encourage more people to own passports and “promote international exchanges”.

Azerbaijan seeks life sentence for billionaire former Karabakh official Vardanyan

US, Mexico sign new agreement on Tijuana River sewage crisis, EPA says

Raw sewage flows along the Tijuana river located between the primary and secondary borders next to Tijuana, Mexico in San Diego, California, U.S., June 27, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Bake

No ‘out-of-pocket expenses’ for childbirth in China from 2026

The ‍move comes as Beijing grapples with how to boost the country’s flagging population.

Ageing Germany set to get smaller and older, says stats office

Two elderly persons walk in Berlin, Germany, March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Japan’s isolated elderly leave record sums to government in 2024

Deaths in Japan rose sharply in 2022, government data show, and have continued to surge, reaching 1.6 million in 2024.

Trump administration says Europe risks ‘civilisational erasure’, questions its reliability as ally

European leaders were mostly silent over the US' National Security Strategy document, posted on the White House website.

Germany MPs pass contested pensions Bill to boost Merz

The Bill passed by 319 votes to 225 with 53 abstentions – within the range Mr Merz had called for.

French town offers $1,500 birth bonuses to save local clinic

In France, maternity wards must handle at least 300 deliveries a year to stay open.

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